The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1973-12-12 Poland 124 Min. PG-13
7.6 114 votes
Drama, Fantasy

Overview

Josef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Josef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Cast

Jan Nowicki is Józef
Józef
Tadeusz Kondrat is Jakub
Jakub
Filip Zylber is Rudolf
Rudolf
Halina Kowalska is Adela
Adela
Irena Orska is Józef's Mother
Józef's Mother
Gustaw Holoubek is Dr. Gotard
Dr. Gotard
Mieczysław Voit is Blind Conductor
Blind Conductor
Bożena Adamek is Bianka
Bianka
Ludwik Benoit is Szloma
Szloma
Henryk Boukołowski is Fireman
Fireman
Seweryn Dalecki is Teodor
Teodor
Jerzy Przybylski is Mr. de Voss
Mr. de Voss
Julian Jabczyński is Dignitary
Dignitary
Wiktor Sadecki is Dignitary
Dignitary
Janina Sokołowska is Nurse
Nurse
Tadeusz Schmidt is Officer
Officer
Szymon Szurmiej is Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses
Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses
Jan Szurmiej is Instructive Jewish Man
Instructive Jewish Man
Michał Szwejlich is Jewish Man by the Ladder
Jewish Man by the Ladder
Paweł Unrug is Ornithologist
Ornithologist
Marek Barbasiewicz is Waiter
Waiter
Jerzy Bekker is Wax Figure of Napoleon III
Wax Figure of Napoleon III
Jerzy Braszka is Wax Figure of Leatherstocking
Wax Figure of Leatherstocking
Zofia Bajuk is Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth
Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth
Emir Buczacki is Wax Figure of Benito Juarez
Wax Figure of Benito Juarez
Romuald Drobaczyński is
Andrzej Herder is Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill
Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill
Jolanta Hanisz is Bianka's Mother
Bianka's Mother
J. Jablonski is
Jerzy Janeczek is Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni
Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni
Marek Jasiński is
Elżbieta Kijowska is
Leszek Kowalewski is Wax Figure of a Young Genius
Wax Figure of a Young Genius
Mirosława Lombardo is Wax Figure of Queen Draga
Wax Figure of Queen Draga
Irena Malkiewicz is Lady in Black
Lady in Black
Bolesław Mierzejewski is Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I
Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I
Włodzimierz Nowak is Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian
Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian
Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska is Tluja
Tluja
Stanisław Olczyk is Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel
Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel
Józef Łodyński is Majordomo in Panopticon
Majordomo in Panopticon
Czesław Piaskowski is Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck
Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck
P. Podgórski is Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre
Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre
Edward Radulski is
Barbara Rogalska is
W. Rutecki is
Wladyslaw Sitko is Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus
Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus
Waldemar Gawlik is Nameless Man (uncredited)
Nameless Man (uncredited)
Jolanta Jackowska is Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)
Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)
Alicja Kluba is Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)
Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak is Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)
Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)
Jerzy Trela is Wesolek (uncredited)
Wesolek (uncredited)
Stanisław Tylczyński is Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)
Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)
Wojciech Standełło is Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant
Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant
Stefania Staszewska is Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Gołda Tencer is Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Irena Izykowska is Bearded Woman at Final Party (uncredited)
Bearded Woman at Final Party (uncredited)

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